What Do You Do?
I was recently at a gathering when a stranger walked up to me and asked, "What do you do?" I know she was just trying to be friendly and start a conversation, but I stood there like a deer in the headlights wondering how to answer. I know she was asking me what my profession was but it made me start thinking about how we are judged by what we "do" as a living instead of "who" we are. For example, if a grocery clerk and the president of a Fortune 500 Company were both introduced to you, which one would you consider more impressive? Credentials do not equal character and they do not define a person. Sadly, many people think they do. Too many define their worth by the initials behind their name. I have nothing against education and I encourage everyone to continue to learn all life long. But I have always thought in terms of "who" instead of "do". I do not believe that people should be categorized by what they "do"